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Peter Lawford

1923 - 1984

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Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. In later years, he was noted more for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting; it was said that he was "famous for being famous". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Lawford is the 2,010th most popular actor (down from 1,823rd in 2019), the 2,121st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,770th in 2019) and the 270th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Lawford ranks 2,010 out of 13,578. Before him are Christian Marquand, Frank Morgan, Walter Gotell, Claire Lacombe, Nargis, and Kaspar Capparoni. After him are Deanna Durbin, Rhea Perlman, Octavia Spencer, Tony Jaa, Oleg Tabakov, and Edmond O'Brien.

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Among people born in 1923, Peter Lawford ranks 151. Before him are Inge Morath, Lindsay Anderson, Onofre Marimón, Cheikh Anta Diop, Carl Djerassi, and Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs. After him are Wes Montgomery, Harrison Dillard, Albert Vanhoye, Constantin Dăscălescu, Betsy Blair, and Anita Björk. Among people deceased in 1984, Peter Lawford ranks 95. Before him are Richard Basehart, Lee Krasner, Andy Kaufman, Karl-August Fagerholm, Edith Massey, and Roland Penrose. After him are Cigerxwîn, Adam Malik, Kevin A. Lynch, Jorge Guillén, Toni Turek, and Paul Ben-Haim.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Lawford ranks 2,121 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Tansley (1871), Alan Wilder (1959), Hannah Chaplin (1865), Paul Gascoigne (1967), Robert Darwin (1766), and Tony Sheridan (1940). After him are George S. Robertson (1872), Mary Hopkin (1950), Matthew Paris (1200), John Needham (1713), John Watson (1946), and Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Lawford ranks 270. Before him are Ronald Colman (1891), Eileen Atkins (1934), Jason Isaacs (1963), Eric Campbell (1880), Lilian Harvey (1906), and Hannah Chaplin (1865). After him are Francesca Annis (1945), Sam Worthington (1976), Eliza Poe (1787), Lesley-Anne Down (1954), Stephen Dillane (1957), and Rachel Kempson (1910).

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